Patients flock to Metro East clinics as other states ban abortions

The logistics and funding help are crucial now that patients are coming from hundreds of miles away, Sherell said.

“At first I was only getting like Memphis and Kentucky and Oklahoma,” she said. “Now, I’m scheduling now as far as Texas, Florida. I’ve estimated over 1,000 miles for a patient before to travel to come receive assistance.”

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